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Nuance's Dragon Professional 16 release notes say Dragon upgrades versions 13, 14 and 15 to version 16 automatically.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“Dragon automatically upgrades Dragon 13, 14, and 15 to Dragon 16.”
Dragon Professional 16 Release notes, Nuance Communications, Nuance Communications, Dragon Professional 16 help, 2023, Before you upgrade.
Open the original- What it measures
- Upgrade guidance in Nuance's release notes for Dragon Professional 16 on Windows.
- What it does not show
- The same section says version 12 or earlier must be exported, uninstalled and reinstalled by hand. The notes also say upgrading from Dragon Professional or Dragon Legal to Dragon Law Enforcement v16 does not carry profiles over automatically.